Astrolepis sinuata Parker Creek Hibiscus running Epimedium brachyrrhizum

running Epimedium brachyrrhizum

red clay ditch at 5

000' elevation)

dark purple flowers with a contrasting reddish-pink center

white-edged hosta leaf sown in the middle

Astrolepis sinuata Parker Creek Hibiscus running Epimedium brachyrrhizum(syn: Cheilanthes sinuata) Astrolepis sinuata 'Parker Creek' is a 2018 Plant Delights JLBG introduction that comes from our 2005 spore collection from 5,200' elevation in Arizona's Gila County. This fascinating desert fern has been happy in our southeastern US rock garden for well over a decade, forming a 1' tall x 18" wide clump of dark olive, narrow, upright, evergreen fronds with fuzzy brown backs. Although Astrolepis sinuata is native in alkaline